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Sports scientists are highlighting how the lack of football kit designed specifically for women could be putting female players at greater risk of injury; in particular, how wearing men's football boots impact women's bodies. Experts say women's size and body shape need to be taken into account in a sport that's growing rapidly in popularity. Doctor Kat Okholm Kryger is a sports rehabilitation lecturer from St Mary's University, London: "It's fairly simple, we only have, from big manufacturers, boots designed for men. No big manufacturer has designed a woman's football boot." (Photo: Thailand goalkeeper Waraporn Boonsing (C) saves a corner shot during the Friendlies Women soccer match against Australia, 15 November 2022. Credit: Dean Lewis via EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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